The Best Whole Wheat Biscuits
This homemade whole-wheat biscuit recipe is so quick and easy—plus it has only 5 ingredients! Make sure to bake a double batch to freeze for later and pull out for breakfast or dinner. They go great with homemade gravy or even jam.
Servings 8 biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole-wheat flour or whole-wheat pastry flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter cold, unsalted
- 1 cup milk any kind
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl combine the dry ingredients. Mix well with whisk or fork.
- Cut the ½ stick butter into little pea sized pieces and then mix the pieces into the flour mixture.
- Using a fork or pastry blender, try to mash the butter pieces as you mix it together with the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. It is okay if the outcome just looks like the same pea sized pieces of butter covered with flour.
- Then pour in the milk and mix it all together. Knead the dough with your hands 8 to 10 times (for best results do not over-knead the dough) and then turn out onto a floured surface (like a counter or cutting board).
- Pat it out flat with your hands until the dough is a somewhat even ¾-inch thickness (sprinkle with a little flour if necessary).
- Turn a drinking glass upside down and cut out biscuit rounds. I have also used shaped cookie cutters (like a heart or star) if you have little ones helping you!
- Then place biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet or in a cast iron skillet and bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!
Notes
If you like buttermilk biscuits, use buttermilk in place of regular milk.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
The Best Whole Wheat Biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 171
Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 210mg9%
Potassium 275mg8%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 225IU5%
Calcium 143mg14%
Iron 0.9mg5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.